Dereliction of duty · 90 years in the new calendar

Flo: (I always feel, after coming back...)

(Master Xus looks weird.)

No. 15 was the day when he and Mr. Sui were struggling with whether to send the letter, and how to send it. In the middle of the night that day, the two adults quietly returned to the Demon King's Palace.

Flo stayed at the clerical office for a few days when Master Xus was away, so he knew about this late-night return.

On that day, I thought it was too late that's why I looked listless. Unexpectedly, Master Xus is still a little listless after a few days.

He's already trying so hard to hide his mental exhaustion, and Flo only notices his hypocrisy when he catches him sighing into the (during lunch break) empty office.

Flo: Master Xus, this file.

Xus: Well, just put it here.

He stretched himself, and fell down on the desk in satisfaction.It seems that he has just finished solving a bunch of proposals, and he said that he will postpone the new one until the afternoon.

Looking at the time, it was indeed lunch break, but it was still a little bit away from lunch.

Flo: That...

Recently, is there anything that bothers you?

Xus: No.

Why do you ask?

Flo: That is, you look, like...

It's a bit awkward.

Maybe it's my illusion.Sorry for the weird words.

Xus: —compared to this.

Do you want to chat?

His smile was really strange.

Flo swallowed, not very confident:

Flo: You, are you sure you want to be with me?

As you can see, when I speak, it will only make people tired.

Xus: What's the matter?

It is indeed tiring, I can't deny it against my conscience - but this doesn't affect the chat, right?

Flo: (Is he serious...)

(Possibly, polite words?)

(Even if you lie to me, it seems to be a little more at ease.)

Cough, um, what do you want to talk about?

Xus: Everything is fine.

... Let me think about it, do you have something you particularly like?

Limited items, not people.

Flo: Things.

cabinet.

Tall, undecorated, and oversized cabinets.

Xus: Eh.

Cabinets... cabinets?

That's a really weird answer.

By the way, I love all kinds of musical instruments—

He spit out his hobbies without thinking, but immediately choked his throat after he finished speaking, and then perfunctory with rather poor acting skills:

Xus: No!

——By the way, I actually like all kinds of... "kitchen utensils", yes, kitchen utensils for cooking.

Flo: (I see, musical instruments.)

(Wait, I remember...)

Master Zolf is a freelance musician who can compose his own music. Sometimes he will carry a guitar to hold an unattended concert near the office (he will be ignored during non-working hours, and he will gain some control during working hours A powerful slap).

Anyway, every time Master Xus mentioned this to his subordinates, he was full of impatience.

Flo: (Tsundere.)

(I don't know if this term is appropriate.)

(Master Xus looks quite serious on the surface.)

Xus: You boy.

He thought for a moment, dissatisfied with the silence, Master Xus crossed the table, came up and pinched his left and right sides of the face.

His hand strength was not strong in the first place, and he deliberately restrained himself, so this pinching of the face made Flo feel like being punched by a cat.

Flo: Well, uh...

This is, this is!Authority harassment.

Xus: It's rest time anyway.

Tell me, what bad idea were you thinking just now?

Flo: No more!

That is, I think...your personality is quite...cute.

Xus: Huh?

Flo: ...

(Ah, accidentally.)

You may not believe it, but Master Xus is very masculine (except for his height) when he is serious. Although he is gentle, he will not appear weak because of it.

When he heard such an excessive description as "cute", he was stunned for a long time, then frowned, quite dissatisfied:

Xus: ——Look at the trick!

Flo: Wh... wow, it hurts.

The face, the face is going to be broken...!

To make up for the lack of strength in his hands, he pinched a piece of meat and twisted it. Colic pain is not just a simple talk.

Flo was immediately defeated by the majesty, and apologized again and again, hoping to get his forgiveness.

Xus: Phew, I'll spare you this time.

Speaking of which - did I just say, like cooking things?

Flo: Mmmm... well, yes.

Master Xus, good at cooking?

Xus: Barely.

No one raised me when I was a child, and I would definitely die if I didn’t learn how to cook.

Although it has changed later, it is not a loss to learn anyway.

Flo: That is...

Yes, but you can't talk about the meaning of "like"?

Xus: I can't tell myself.

Zor likes to eat what I cook, so I guess he likes to cook.

It is the happiest thing to put some "seasoning" in his dishes occasionally.

Flo: (Wow...)

(Bad, so bad.)

My word, too.

If you don't learn how to cook, you can't stand it at all, as a child.

But I'm not like you, now someone is waiting...

Xus: You mean, Sui is good at it?

Flo: No, quite the opposite...

It's just that there is nothing to expect, he never judges me.

... Occasionally, he still feels that in his heart, it doesn't matter whether I have me or not.

Xus: Don't be too foolish.

Master Xus' eyes suddenly moved towards the door.